Please keep the pressure on your state’s two U.S. Senators, starting today (the Senate recess just ended) with at least two phone calls and an e-mail each week, insisting that they vote in favor of both the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) and the SHORT Act, as part of the Continuing Resolution budget bill. Please phone the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121. Also, remind both your Senator and Elizabeth MacDonough (the unelected Senate Parliamentarian) that The Byrd Rule (limiting Continuing Resolution amendments to only budget-related and tax-related bills) DOES NOT apply. This is because the previously expected $1.7 Billion in suppressor registrations (at $200 per suppressor) over the next 10 years are taxes that will directly impact the Federal budget. Ditto, for about $500,000 worth of SBR/SBS $200 tax stamp registrations. After all, the NFA is a tax scheme that is codified in the Tax Code regulations. The HPA bill — already passed in the House — will remove suppressors from the National Firearms Act. The SHORT Act (if added in the Senate version) will remove the SBR and SBS categories from the National Firearms Act. Please keep calling and emailing your state’s U.S. Senators! Thanks! – JWR
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On June 2, 1774, Parliament renewed the Quartering Act, allowing British military to stay in private homes if necessary, completing the Coercive Acts. The Quartering Act, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Boston Port Act, were known as The Coercive Acts. These Acts were Parliament’s way of asserting their control over the colonists after the Boston Tea Party. The wicked Quartering Act was the main motivation for the 3rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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June 2, 1986: Regular television coverage of US Senate sessions began.
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Take note that Ready Made Resources is running a special bonus offer for purchasers of LifeSaver Jerrycan 20,000-gallon filters. (All colors In stock.) If you mention “SurvivalBlog” in the comment section of your order, you will get a free replacement filter. The jerrycan filter systems themselves are already discounted, and you’ll be getting a spare filter that is normally priced at $129.
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We’ve just started a two-week-long sale on all of the pre-1899 Mauser rifles in our inventory at Elk Creek Company. There is no paperwork required to order these, in most States. They are mailed right to your door or P.O. Box address. Take a look!
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Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson. But first, the results of the writing contest judging.
Read the full article here